Tools / Baby names / A

Aryan

Boy

Meaning of Aryan: Sanskrit: 'noble'

Aryan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 868th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 306th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#868

280 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#306

146 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,854

First recorded 1978 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 15 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 17 babies1990: 32 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 27 babies1993: 37 babies1994: 34 babies1995: 34 babies1996: 40 babies1997: 38 babies1998: 57 babies1999: 50 babies2000: 57 babies20002001: 135 babies2002: 205 babies2003: 258 babies2004: 341 babies2005: 325 babies2006: 361 babies2007: 433 babies2008: 387 babies2009: 331 babies2010: 361 babies20102011: 365 babies2012: 384 babies2013: 378 babies2014: 340 babies2015: 389 babies2016: 377 babies2017: 349 babies2018: 317 babies2019: 366 babies2020: 296 babies20202021: 335 babies2022: 314 babies2023: 368 babies2024: 330 babies2025: 280 babies
US babies named Aryan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 433.

Gender split

92% boys · 8% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Indian boys' names

Other names starting with A